FEMA money will restore Butternut Drive collapse

NEW WINDSOR - Two years after Hurricane Irene devastated the region, federal money has been awarded to repair damage in New Windsor.

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-Cold Spring, said Wednesday that nearly $2 million will come to the town to restore Butternut Drive, which collapsed after the storm. The town condemned one house on Butternut, which was torn down in April. The washout left residents of Butterhill Estates with one less road into their development.

Maloney called the investment “a step in the right direction” for residents affected by back-to-back storms.

“While I am deeply disappointed that the extreme partisan agenda of the last Congress delayed this needed relief, I am proud that we have finally achieved results,” Maloney said.